Where does “siht” come from?

siht (Middle English) comes from Old English siht, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic sehwan, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “siht”, step by step

siht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English siht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsiht—
2Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
3Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Old English sihþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsihþsight; something seen, a sight
2Proto-Germanic*sihti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehwan →
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